Anyone Making Paper Negatives?

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Any one out there making paper negs? If so what papers (single weight?) are you using and what method are you using to calculate exposure

Thanks,

Gene

-- Gene Laughter (glaughter@earthlink.net), March 29, 2000

Answers

Single wt. papers are best, much shorter projection times and sharper images. Times vary from 1 minute to 3-4 sec. I was doing this for awhile then quit because you cannot enlarge, then again I was only using 4x5. I will see if I still have exposure/developement info for this and let you know, send me and e so I don't have to come back here to contact you. Regards, Pat

-- pat j. krentz (krentz@cci-29palms.com), March 29, 2000.

I recall making a few paper negatives with single weight Kodabromide. It is very thin paper. I was surprised that the printing times were less than one minute. But since print densities may vary quite a bit, just do a step test at f/8 and adjust as necessary--you will be in the ballpark after only a couple of tests.

-- (edbuffaloe@unblinkingeye.com), March 30, 2000.

Thanks! The problem with using Kodak paper for paper negative use is that they love to imprint the back of the paper with their name. I read once some method of pre-flashing to get a density the same shade of grey as the Kodak logo, which I never fully understood for it seems that this would effect the tonal scale of the negative.

Cheers,

Gene

-- Gene Laughter (glaughter@earthlink.net), March 30, 2000.


I use Kodak paper and haven't seen any imprints of their logo. Are you mistaking their 4x6 machine prints with the logo on the back of them? This logo doesn't come on any of the papers I use. Their Polymax Fine Art paper FD surface single weight paper would be perfect for a paper neg. James

-- james (james_mickelson@hotmail.com), March 31, 2000.

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